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MyVoIPProvider.com Names Top 5 Money-Saving VoIP Companies
Business Strategy
At the mid-way mark through the year, businesses are looking for new ways to save money for the second half of 2013. One of the most underrated means to save thousands of dollars each year is by changing phone service.To help companies save a few extra dollars this year, My VoIP Provider is announcing the top 5 best VoIP providers to save businesses money this summer and the rest of 2013. 
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BlackBerry Z10 Check-in: Update and Podcast!
Technology News
Not a month shall pass without a BlackBerry Z10 update; a few items to report this month.(Click on the accompanying image to hear more about Harry Jr.'s full BlackBerry Z10 review).
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AVG/LPI Acquisition: Continuum’s Michael George Sounds Off; LPI’s Dave Sobel Responds
Channel Strategies
At this time last week, we reported on the news that AVG acquired the business of LPI Level Platforms. While it is being hailed as a move that is a smart one for LPI, and will also improve the ecosystems of both companies, there are others in the industry who, while they are in agreement that the move was a smart one, feel it might affect LPI’s channel partner program.(Pictured): Michael George, CEO, Continuum RMM
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independenceIT, Artisan Infrastructure Bring ‘Channel-Only’ Solution to Partners
Channel Strategies
independenceIT and Artisan Infrastructure have established a partnership that delivers more control to partners so they can realize higher profits and deliver better cloud services. As a result of the agreement, iIT is the software company exclusively focused on driving recurring revenue for channel partners through its Cloud Workspace Suite, and Artisan Infrastructure is the wholesale Infrastructure as a Service provider (IaaS). 
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Now Streaming Live: National Small Biz Week!
Business Strategy
Yesterday marked the beginning of National Small Business Week, which since 1963, has been recognizing the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners. In conjunction with the Small Business Administration (SBA) Microsoft is hosting its National Small Business Week activities, which began yesterday at its Redmond Campus.
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First Look – Office 365 on iPhone
Technology News
Late last week Microsoft broke bread with Apple when its Office 365 application was released on the Apple App Store (read our blog here for the back story). Here is my experience thus far using the application. Note: Click on the accompanying image for a quick video on this new app.
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Oops…My Bad! 5 Blogs We Missed Last Week
Technology News
Here we go again! As I do each week, I am really enjoying bringing our readers a quick round-up of the blog coverage I didn’t manage to get to during the week prior. Last week was quite a busy week in terms of news, which was headlined by AVG Technologies announcing that it had acquired the business of LPI Level Platforms. I offered my own analysis here, and Harrybbb also provided his take on what MSPs need to consider as a result of the acquisition.
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ClickFuel Releases Lead-Tracking, Management Mobile App for SMBs
News
ClickFuel, the provider of Fuel Station, a marketing analytics and performance management solution for SMBs today released its new iOS mobile app, Market Link, a lead tracking tool available for SMBs through ClickFuel’s media partners. For SMB owners, responding too slowly to a potential customer could mean losing out on revenue that is important to the growth of the business. ClickFuel’s app helps SMBs track, grade and respond to incoming leads, providing a vital tool to help grow businesses on the go.
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